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1942 United States Senate election in Michigan
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1942 United States Senate election in Michigan
Michigan
presidential
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1936 United States Senate election in Michigan
1936
1948 United States Senate election in Michigan
1948
November 2, 1942
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Homer S. Ferguson
Republican Party (US)
589,652
49.55%
File:Prentiss M. Brown 1941.png
Prentiss M. Brown
Democratic Party (US)
561,595
47.20%
1942 United States Senate election in Michigan results map by county.svg
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County resultsFerguson: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Brown: #A5B0FF 40–50%
#7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%
U.S. Senator
Prentiss M. Brown
Democratic Party (US)
Homer S. Ferguson
Republican Party (US)
The 1942 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 2, 1942. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Prentiss M. Brown ran for re-election to second term in office, but was defeated by Republican Homer S. Ferguson.
Republican primary
Candidates
Elton R. Eaton, State Representative from Plymouth
Homer S. Ferguson, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge
Gerald L. K. Smith, minister and founder of the defunct Union Party
Results
1942 Republican Senate primaryOur Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate - R Primary Our Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=808859
Republican Party (US)
Homer S. Ferguson
201,505
56.35%
Republican Party (US)
Gerald L. K. Smith
112,444
31.45%
Republican Party (US)
Elton R. Eaton
43,646
12.21%
357,595
100.00%
General election
Results
1942 U.S. Senate election in Michigan http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1942election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1942 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1943Our Campaigns: MI U.S. Senate Our Campaigns https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=268232
Republican Party (US)
Homer S. Ferguson
589,652
49.55%
1.13
Democratic Party (US)
Prentiss M. Brown (incumbent)
561,595
47.20%
1.31
Independent Republican (United States)
Gerald L. K. Smith (write-in)
32,173
2.70%
N/A
Prohibition Party (United States)
Leroy M. Powell
6,526
0.55%
1,189,946
100.00%
Republican Party (US)
Democratic Party (US)
See also
1942 United States Senate elections
References
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